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look back 2010 c&a<br />
February<br />
Industry<br />
news<br />
JLG takes over its Spanish distribution<br />
through JLG Iberica, located <strong>in</strong> Barcelona.<br />
MEC unveils a<br />
40ft big-platform<br />
boom lift, dubbed<br />
<strong>the</strong> Titan Boom<br />
40-S.<br />
Rick Stowe owner of Instant UpRight, saw his<br />
Griff<strong>in</strong> Coal and o<strong>the</strong>r bus<strong>in</strong>esses go <strong>in</strong>to<br />
adm<strong>in</strong>istration.<br />
Ben James, previously operations director at<br />
Lifterz, opens a new <strong>rental</strong> bus<strong>in</strong>ess <strong>in</strong> UK -<br />
1 Up Access.<br />
Andy Pearson, previously of AMP and<br />
Lavendon, opens his own company Prolift<br />
Access based <strong>in</strong> Somerset.<br />
Russon Access launches a three metre w<strong>in</strong>dup<br />
scissor lift with no electrics or hydraulics.<br />
Kranlyft, <strong>the</strong> Maeda distributor, appo<strong>in</strong>ts Kev<strong>in</strong><br />
Bell as sales manager at its UK operation.<br />
Pop-Up Products<br />
unveils its new<br />
range of pusharound<br />
scissors<br />
lifts and announces<br />
a world-wide<br />
market<strong>in</strong>g<br />
agreement with<br />
Snorkel/<br />
UpRight.<br />
The Imer Group appo<strong>in</strong>ts Omme Germany<br />
as its Ihimer spider lift dealer.<br />
US-based AmQuip Crane Rental appo<strong>in</strong>ts<br />
Al Bove as chief operat<strong>in</strong>g officer.<br />
Skyjack appo<strong>in</strong>ts Rob<strong>in</strong> Sosebee as sales<br />
director for Lat<strong>in</strong> America.<br />
Tadano sets up a direct sales and service<br />
operation for Australia and New Zealand and<br />
forms a jo<strong>in</strong>t venture steel fabrication<br />
operation <strong>in</strong> Zhuozhou City, Ch<strong>in</strong>a.<br />
The first 2.93 tonne<br />
Maeda LC383M-5<br />
m<strong>in</strong>i crane ships to<br />
Europe.<br />
42 <strong>cranes</strong> & <strong>access</strong> December/January 2011<br />
Polish crane companies - EFH Zurawie<br />
Wiezowe SA and Gastel SA - merge.<br />
Hertz Equipment sets up a <strong>rental</strong> jo<strong>in</strong>t venture<br />
with Saudi Arabian-based Dayim Hold<strong>in</strong>gs.<br />
Lampson<br />
confirms an order<br />
from Hitachi for a<br />
3,000 ton capa<strong>city</strong><br />
Transilift LTL-3000.<br />
GGR Unic<br />
appo<strong>in</strong>ts PPK<br />
Management &<br />
Industrieservice<br />
as its distributor for Austria.<br />
UK <strong>rental</strong> company<br />
Lifterz appo<strong>in</strong>ts Patrick<br />
Leoni Sceti as f<strong>in</strong>ance<br />
director who also <strong>in</strong>vests<br />
significantly <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
bus<strong>in</strong>ess.<br />
IPAF, <strong>the</strong> ARA, AEM,<br />
AED and SIA issue a guide<br />
to AWP tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g and familiarisation <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> USA.<br />
Re<strong>in</strong>hard Sp<strong>in</strong>ner jo<strong>in</strong>s Omme lift Germany<br />
as area sales manager.<br />
CTE appo<strong>in</strong>ts Francesco Berardi as sales<br />
executive for its B-FIRE platform range.<br />
Isoli, appo<strong>in</strong>ts<br />
Barcelona based<br />
Transgruas as its<br />
distributor for Spa<strong>in</strong>.<br />
Dutch <strong>access</strong> <strong>in</strong>dustry<br />
veteran Dirk Kon<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
moves to Riwal.<br />
World news<br />
New Orleans<br />
Sa<strong>in</strong>ts beat <strong>the</strong><br />
Indianapolis Colts<br />
31-17 to w<strong>in</strong><br />
Super Bowl XLIV.<br />
The w<strong>in</strong>ter Olympics are held <strong>in</strong><br />
Vancouver Canada.<br />
BMW Oracle w<strong>in</strong>s <strong>the</strong> 33rd<br />
America's Cup becom<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong><br />
first American team to w<strong>in</strong><br />
s<strong>in</strong>ce 1992.<br />
Israel is accused of assass<strong>in</strong>at<strong>in</strong>g<br />
a senior Hamas military<br />
commander <strong>in</strong> Dubai.<br />
An 8.8 magnitude earthquake<br />
hits near <strong>the</strong> <strong>city</strong> of Concepción, Chile, kill<strong>in</strong>g<br />
more than 700.<br />
March<br />
Industry<br />
news<br />
Manitowoc appo<strong>in</strong>ts Ingo<br />
Schiller as senior vice president<br />
of sales and market<strong>in</strong>g for North<br />
America and Bruce Buchan<br />
senior vice president of sales and<br />
market<strong>in</strong>g for Lat<strong>in</strong> America.<br />
UK-based <strong>access</strong> <strong>rental</strong> company, Lifterz<br />
acquires C&G Platforms from its owners<br />
Ca<strong>the</strong>r<strong>in</strong>e and Graham Campbell.<br />
Merlo unveils<br />
its MPR 15<br />
and 18 All<br />
Terra<strong>in</strong> big<br />
platform aerial<br />
lifts us<strong>in</strong>g a<br />
telehandler<br />
boom and a<br />
four by two<br />
metre scissor<br />
lift sized deck.<br />
Sany Heavy Equipment shows its largest All<br />
Terra<strong>in</strong> telescopic crane to date, <strong>the</strong> 1000 tonne,<br />
n<strong>in</strong>e axle SAC 303.<br />
Omme announces a new 37 metre telescopic<br />
spider lift, <strong>the</strong> 3700RBDJ.<br />
Socage appo<strong>in</strong>ts Cumberland Industries as<br />
its distributor for <strong>the</strong> UK.<br />
Terex sells its Atlas crane<br />
and excavator bus<strong>in</strong>ess to Fil<br />
Filipov.<br />
Ramirent acquires<br />
Hyrmask<strong>in</strong>er Tidermans.<br />
John Milne former chief<br />
f<strong>in</strong>ancial officer of United<br />
Rentals is sentenced to 27 months <strong>in</strong> prison for<br />
falsify<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> company’s records.<br />
UK crane hirer W<strong>in</strong>terlift appo<strong>in</strong>ts an<br />
adm<strong>in</strong>istrator and closes its doors.<br />
The Bronto Artic Challenge<br />
sets off on its charity trek<br />
across Lapland.<br />
JCB launches its smallest<br />
ever telehandler - <strong>the</strong> 515-40.<br />
California based Smart-Rig<br />
Cranes launches a battery<strong>powered</strong><br />
one tonne capa<strong>city</strong> pick & carry m<strong>in</strong>i<br />
crane weigh<strong>in</strong>g just 450kg.<br />
Custers unveils<br />
an all-electric, 10<br />
tonne van/truck<br />
mounted lift, <strong>the</strong><br />
Taurus 265-12.5E<br />
us<strong>in</strong>g a Smiths<br />
Electric Vehicle<br />
Newton truck<br />
with lithium<br />
power pack.<br />
Yokohama <strong>in</strong>troduces a new AT crane tyre and<br />
agrees to supply Liebherr for all of its two axle<br />
<strong>cranes</strong>.<br />
Steve Shaughnessy takes over as president of<br />
IPAF from John Ball.
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